Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book Chapter 1544 - 1121: Cyan Ox Temple Opportunity, Dividing Treasures
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Jiayuan Prefecture, outside Miezheng City.
At this moment, the cold light was piercing, and Sword Qi surged. Liu Zhou State Governor stood firmly in the void. Before him was True Monarch Xuanming.
Although both of them were at the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul, it was clear that Sword Cultivator Liu Zhou State Governor was a notch above. However, the methods of an Evil Cultivator were, after all, more diverse.
True Monarch Xuanming was no exception. Inside an Ancient Bronze Lamp Magical Treasure, there was a White Paper Candleman that cast an Illusion to turn into a puppet. It was much sharper and deadlier than even a Tier Five High-Grade Treasure. At the same time, an Inch-sized Flying Saber moved freely through the void as if it had a mind of its own, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike.
"Xuanming Old Demon, it seems your methods are nothing more than this." Liu Zhou State Governor smiled and withdrew his sword as he retreated.
As he retreated, a mirror suddenly appeared in the void.
The Golden Light from the mirror missed its target, revealing a figure. It was none other than True Monarch Jie Ye, who had previously appeared in the Abyssal Mansion.
Following the retreat of Liu Zhou State Governor, True Monarch Liu Yuan, Liuyun True Monarch, Xiao Wankun, and Wang Ke Wei also completely retreated into the distance.
"Should we pursue?" Having been mocked, True Monarch Xuanming did not fly into a rage. However, they already knew that the Gui Xuan Sect might have lost a Nascent Soul Cultivator, meaning the Profound Celestial Demon Sect had suffered quite a loss this time.
The gains from previously plundering Spirit Stones were nowhere near enough to cover this.
"We won’t pursue. Xingyuan the Daoist is here, and he warned Liu Junjian. Otherwise, we definitely would have killed a Sword Cultivator of the Righteous Sect today," True Monarch Jie Ye said bluntly.
"Abyssal Mansion..." Hearing this, True Monarch Xuanming immediately gave up the thought of chasing after them. Since the Nascent Soul Cultivators of the Righteous Sect had no desire to drag out the fight, it was indeed unwise to pursue.
Although their Profound Celestial Sect had more Nascent Soul Cultivators, the Nascent Soul Cultivators of their Affiliated Forces all harbored hidden motives and held themselves back. They were all terrified that if they were injured, they would be persecuted by other Demon Sect factions.
In this regard, they had to admit that the Righteous Sect did a much better job of forbidding internal slaughter.
Therefore, he asked about the situation at the Abyssal Mansion.
"They managed to escape. The Righteous Sect invested heavily, and I expect those old Daoists from the Purple Sun Sect also joined in. However, our Daoist friends from Penglai are equally supporting us this time. We cannot let them look down on us. Go and issue the command. Prepare for an all-out war!" True Monarch Jie Ye took out the Profound Celestial Order and spoke indifferently.
As soon as these words were spoken, True Monarch Xuanming was incomparably shocked, yet a hint of hesitation also appeared on his face.
"The Teleportation Array of the Celestial Sand Sect must be destroyed! Otherwise, if the Righteous Sect and Jinguang Temple succeed in suppressing Penglai together, the ones forced to withdraw from the Central Domain Three Provinces will be our Profound Celestial Sect!" True Monarch Jie Ye couldn’t be considered one of great wisdom in the Profound Celestial Sect, but naturally, very few fools could reach the Nascent Soul realm.
Despite the solid status of the Nine Great Immortal Sects, each occupying their respective territories, the truth was that many had long been dissatisfied with this paradigm that had stood for thousands of years.
Not only did the Profound Celestial Sect have a small territory and meager resources, but the same was also true for the Righteous Sect, the Purple Sun Immortal Sect, and the three major families. Only the unhindered Baiqiao Valley could be considered to have ample territory.
"This time, apart from ensuring the World Gate opens normally, the Southern Wilderness Province and Nanyu Province are our targets."
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Southern Celestial Province, Cyan Ox Mansion.
Three Loose Cultivators flew past, trailing streaks of bloody light. Along the way, they passed by numerous Spirit Mountains and naturally encountered quite a few Cultivators. These Cultivators were all heading toward the Cyan Ox Mansion Market.
The three men nodded in response to everyone, their direction also aimed toward the Market. Of course, when no one was paying attention, the three steered their Spiritual Ship and changed directions.
"The Cyan Ox Temple of the Cyan Ox Mansion, along with the Profound Blood Sect, are both rather wealthy Spirit Mountains..." a slightly thin figure on the Spiritual Ship said via Transmission.
"No. Our harvest this time is already plentiful. Let’s not cause any extra complications," the leading figure shook his head.
These three were, naturally, Xuan Kui True Monarch, Ye Jingcheng, and Jiang Daorong, who had ventured deep into the territory.
The one who had just spoken to introduce the locations was Jiang Daorong, and the one who refused was Ye Jingcheng.
For the three of them, the gains from this trip were already immense. Of course, Ye Jingcheng understood Jiang Daorong’s thoughts. The man was likely aware that he hadn’t contributed much and wanted to give up his share of the Cold Marrow allocation, as well as the accompanying merit.
That was why he had set his sights on the Cyan Ox Mansion. After all, the Cyan Ox Mansion was considered a relatively poor Mansion in the Southern Celestial Province, and the location of the Teleportation Array was very safe.
"Right, let’s leave first. With the Profound Celestial Sect causing such a huge commotion, even if we kill hundreds of Golden Core Cultivators, it won’t help the situation," Xuan Kui True Monarch also nodded.
The three departed from the foot of the Cyan Ox Temple.
Another hour later, the Spiritual Ship the three were riding arrived in a valley controlled by a Purple Mansion Influence. This Purple Mansion Influence had a pitifully small number of Cultivators, numbering only a little over ten ordinary people. Furthermore, all of them were disciples under a Purple Mansion Cultivator clad in purple robes.
Seeing Jiang Daorong appear, they hurriedly led the trio to the concealed Teleportation Array. After inspecting it and confirming there were no issues, the three finally activated the Teleportation Array.
As the Spiritual Aura of the teleportation faded, the three figures materialized at the foot of a deep mountain range.
"Where is this..." Ye Jingcheng asked.
"This is the Cyan Moon Mansion in the Southern Wilderness Province," Jiang Daorong answered with a smile.
Having arrived in the Southern Wilderness Province, the crisis for the three was naturally considered resolved. However, the Jiang Family’s backup plan was now completely useless.
Jiang Daorong did not hesitate. He struck the Teleportation Array directly with his sword, destroying it completely. He naturally did not think they would ever need to use it again in the future.
"Then let’s divide the Treasures here!" Seeing the Teleportation Array destroyed, Ye Jingcheng immediately brought out an Array and began to divide their loot.
At this moment, Jiang Daorong actually wanted to forfeit his share of the Treasures. He hadn’t done much, after all. But thinking that he could still get at least a little bit, he swallowed the words he had wanted to say.
"For this distribution of Treasures, my Profound Puppet Sect taking two-tenths is enough," Xuan Kui True Monarch spoke up instead after pondering for a moment.
"Xuan Kui Daoist, there is no need for this. It should be my Jiang Family that takes less. The Jiang Family taking one-tenth is sufficient," Jiang Daorong said. In his eyes, Xuan Kui True Monarch had also displayed the Cultivation of the Late Stage of Nascent Soul.
"Then let Qianchen Daoist take four-tenths!" Xuan Kui True Monarch added.
The three-tenths that had to be handed over naturally couldn’t be omitted. With Xuan Kui True Monarch’s agreement, not to mention Jiang Daorong being startled, even Ye Jingcheng was somewhat puzzled. Four-tenths exceeded his expectations.
But honestly, he had no intention of refusing.
One more drop of Cold Marrow might give Chu Yanqing an extra sliver of a chance to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.
Although Ten Thousand Year Cold Marrow could be used to break through to Divinity Transformation, and even this Cold Marrow that wasn’t ten thousand years old could allow a Nascent Soul Cultivator to break through a minor realm, logically speaking, those below the Nascent Soul realm shouldn’t be able to consume it.
However, Ye Jingcheng was an Alchemy Master. After diluting it, he could refine it into the corresponding Spirit Pills to be used by the Water Attribute Golden Core Cultivators of the Ye Family for their breakthroughs, even though doing so would be slightly wasteful.
"If Xuan Kui Daoist has no objections, I naturally have none either," Jiang Daorong finally nodded upon seeing this.
Ye Jingcheng didn’t say anything more. Instead, he took out the Ten Thousand Year Cold Marrow and then brought out large chunks of Cold Jade.
When they saw the quantities of Cold Marrow and Cold Jade, Jiang Daorong’s eyes lit up, and he instantly understood Xuan Kui True Monarch’s reasoning.
There was a considerable amount of Cold Jade Marrow, and the amount of Cold Jade was also quite large. Even with just one-tenth, the share his Jiang Family received would not be considered small. Not to mention the two-tenths Xuan Kui True Monarch would get.
One had to know that the one who contributed the most this time was Ye Jingcheng. Both True Monarch Gui Xiao and True Monarch Yin Yuan had been killed by him.
"Keeping this Cold Jade probably wouldn’t have brought us any benefit, so I simply acted like a Demon Cultivator for once," Ye Jingcheng smiled as he also divided the Cold Marrow.
Among it, Ye Jingcheng kept four drops for himself, Xuan Kui True Monarch received two drops, and Jiang Daorong received one drop. The remaining three drops were to be handed over to the Righteous Sect.
In terms of Spirit Jade, Ye Jingcheng specifically compensated the two of them a bit more, which naturally made them even more polite.
"I won’t divide True Monarch Gui Xiao’s Treasures, but I will take out all of True Monarch Yin Yuan’s Magical Treasures!" Ye Jingcheng then spoke again.
As soon as he said this, the other two repeatedly shook their heads.
"Qianchen Daoist, there’s no need for this. Both of them were slain by you; there is no need to share these Treasures."
"The two of you holding them back was also a great contribution. How can it be said that I killed them alone?" Ye Jingcheng was not one to greedily take advantage. He knew very well that without the two of them, the difficulty of killing True Monarch Yin Yuan would not have been low.
Moreover, the two indeed had significant merit.
Ignoring whether the two were just being polite, Ye Jingcheng took out all of True Monarch Yin Yuan’s leftover Treasures. Instantly, a dazzling array of items appeared before the three of them.
In plain sight were thirty-five intact Profound Ghost Roaring Heaven Banners and two damaged Heaven-roaring Banners. Although these Ghost Banners were only at the Tier Four Top-Grade level, they could train and transform ghosts, meaning they held considerable potential for the future.
Aside from the Ghost Banners, there were also three Magical Treasure Bone Spears and three Black Rings, all of which were Tier Five Middle-Grade Set Treasures.
However, two of the Magical Treasure Black Rings were completely damaged; their quality had been ruined by the Rock Burst Divine Techniques of the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor.
In addition to the damaged Black Ring Magical Treasures, there was actually also the White Bone Staff. But because this White Bone Staff had swallowed the Cyan Yang Flame, it was thoroughly destroyed and could no longer be repaired.
Other than the Magical Treasures, there were also many Jade Talismans, assorted bottles and jars, as well as a large amount of Spirit Materials and Spirit Stones.
Overall, his net worth was exceptionally wealthy.
"Since that is the case, I will respectfully accept. I will take two of the Black Ring Magical Treasures," Jiang Daorong said.
Hearing this, Ye Jingcheng did not hesitate and gave all three Black Ring Magical Treasures to Jiang Daorong.
Among these three Magical Treasures, the intact one was naturally of immense value. As for the damaged ones, even if they were repaired, they might only reach Tier Five Lower-Grade, causing their value to greatly decrease. But if he really only gave him the two damaged ones, that would be slightly too stingy.
"Qianchen Daoist is truly magnanimous; I am in awe," Jiang Daorong cupped his hands in thanks, his face filled with joy. He was so eager that he wanted nothing more than to take out his Tier Four Peak Cyan Dragon Brew and drink with Ye Jingcheng for three days and three nights without resting.
The power of a Set of Magical Treasure was vastly different from that of a single piece. Ye Jingcheng had truly done him a huge favor. After all, he was only entitled to a one-tenth share of the harvest.
"And Xuan Kui Daoist?" Ye Jingcheng looked at Xuan Kui True Monarch.
"I will just take two million Spirit Stones!" Xuan Kui True Monarch answered.
However, he saw Ye Jingcheng hand the three Bone Spears over to him instead.
"Qianchen Daoist, this absolutely cannot be done. The greatest Treasure here is this White Bone Spear."
"If you feel this is inappropriate, you can compensate me with the Lifebound Spirit Root of a Tier Five Wood Demon." The Wood Demon Ye Jingcheng mentioned was exactly the Tier Five Wood Demon that Xuan Kui True Monarch had transformed into, which had its Lifebound Spirit Root severed at the very last moment.
Since it couldn’t be reattached anyway, Ye Jingcheng had the idea of trading for it.
"No problem." Xuan Kui True Monarch agreed after thinking for a moment.
His Wood Demon had been refined into a Demon Puppet and couldn’t completely be considered a living creature anymore. Plus, Ye Jingcheng had indeed saved them. He directly took out half of it and handed it to Ye Jingcheng.
This made Ye Jingcheng continuously thank him. After all, this was the primary medicine for the Advancement of the Tier Five Peach Wood Block.
If he truly missed this chance, Ye Jingcheng honestly wouldn’t know where else to find a Tier Five Wood Emperor. Tier Four Wood Demons were already rare, and a Tier Five Wood Demon at the Nascent Soul realm was even rarer. Naturally, he wouldn’t let such an opportunity slip by.
"These Jade Talismans..." After the Magical Treasures were divided, Ye Jingcheng looked at the Jade Talismans and the rest of the Spirit Stones and Spirit Materials.
"Jiang Daoist and I will not take part in dividing the Jade Talismans, Spirit Stones, and Spirit Materials. If you insist on splitting them, it means you look down on the two of us," Xuan Kui True Monarch added.
Following that, he really did take Jiang Daorong and walk to the side, leaving Ye Jingcheng alone to inspect the Treasures and Jade Talismans.